BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Q5 Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Q10

BlackBerry Q10

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BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Q5

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BlackBerry Q10 or BlackBerry Q5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	BlackBerry Q10	BlackBerry Q5
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2013, January	2013, May
Dimensions (HxWxD)	119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm \| 4.71 x 4.71 x 2.63 in	120 x 66 x 10.8 mm \| 4.72 x 4.72 x 2.6 in
Weight	139 g \| 4.9 oz	120 g \| 4.23 oz
Body Build	Plastic body
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, White	Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
Battery	2100 mAh, Removable Li-Ion	2180 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Stand by time - Up to 360 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)	Stand by time - Up to 336 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Keyboard	QWERTY	QWERTY
Approximate price	110 EUR	70 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	3.1" in	3.1" in
Screen area	31.0 cm²	31.0 cm²
Screen format	1:1 (height:width)	1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	38.8%	39.1%
Screen resolution	720 x 720 px	720 x 720 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	328 PPI	328 PPI
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	8 MP, Single	5 MP, Single
Camera specs	-8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF	-5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Functions	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	2 MP, Single	2 MP, Single
Specifications	2 MP	2 MP
Video	720p	720p

Performance

Operating system - OS	BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1	BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset	- Qualcomm Snapdragon S4	- Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU	- Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)	- Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU	Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)	Adreno 225
External memory	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	16 GB, 2 GB RAM	8 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-2, SQN100-3, SQN100-4 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-5 -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - SQN100-1, SQN100-5 LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - SQN100-2 LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SQN100-3 LTE band 25(1900) - SQN100-4	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3 -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - SQR100-1 LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SQR100-2
Speed	EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC	Yes	Yes (market dependent)
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)	SAR - 1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	FM radio (after SW upgrade)	FM radio (after SW upgrade)
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Other features

Sensors	- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras	- HDMI port

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